London has been battered by 50mph winds that have felled trees and caused travel chaos. Powerful gusts swept across the capital as the Met Office issued a yellow "be aware" weather alert for most of the country.

Mark Stair dressed up a Jawa from Star Wars, poses for a portrait at Comic-Con in New York. New York Comic Con at the Javits Center expects to attract more than 120,000 fans to the four-day event that ends on Sunday.